Plane.



E. W. REES.

PLANE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY12.1915.

1,161,076, Patented Nov. 23, 1915.

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v EDWARD WILLIA M FEES, OF MERTlE-IYR TYDFIL, .WALES.

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. specification of Letters Patent. Patented N 23, 1915,.

Application filed May 12, 1915. Serial No. 27,691.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, EDWARD VVILLIAM lines, a subject of the king of England, residing at Merthyr Tydfil, 111 the county of Glamorgan, W ales, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Planes; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to jack and trying planes, and refers to improved details of construction of such devices whereby their manipulation is rendered easier and by which they are given greater efiiciency.

According to my invention, ll form the front part or nose of the plane with an inclined upper surface, the inclined portion of such surface being so shaped, located or arranged that it is. approximately at right angles to the line of pressure of the hand when the plane is in use. This inclined surface, which is also preferably curved, enables the left-hand to assist the right hand more effectively in pushing the plane forward, thus increasing the efiiciency of the.

device. The inclined surface may be made out of a solid piece of wood or from other material in one with the whole nose of the plane or an additional wedge-shaped piece may be fitted at the top of the usual horizon tal surface by means of joints, screws, pins, glue or the like to form the inclined surface. I also prefer to provide indentations on each side of the nose of the plane, for the reception of the thumb and fingers of the left hand. These indentations are so located as to enable the user to grip the device firmly and easily. And in order that my invention may be clearly understood, 1 will now describe the same with reference to the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 shows a perspective view of a sunk handle jack plane with my invention applied thereto. Fig. 2 shows end elevation of nose of the plane; Fig. 8 shows a side elevation of the nose of the plane looking in the direction of the arrow A, F1g. 2. Fig. l shows a similar vlew to Fig. 3, but taken in the direction of the arrow B, Fig. 2.

As will be seen the front or nose (1 of the plane is provided with an inclined upper portion 1), which in the case of the device shown in the drawing is also curved at the top in cross section and which is inclined from the front of the nose toward the back, the angle of inclination being so calculated as to cause the inclined surface to be approximately at right angles to the line of pressure of the left hand when the plane is in use. This inclined portion may, as before stated, and as shown in the drawing, form part of the whole nose of the plane and be made out of the same piece of wood therewith, or it may be a wedgeshaped piece suitably attached at the top of the ordinary plane.

0 is an indentation for the thumb of the left hand and (Z is an indentation for the fingers of the same hand.

In use the plane is gripped by the left I hand with the palm resting upon the inclined surface 6, the thumb resting in the indentation or recess 0 and the tips of the fingers resting in the indentation or recess cl, the right hand grasping the device in the ordinary way.

A plane provided with my improvements can be held more securely and used more effectively than the ordinary type of plane.

Where it is desired to grip the front or nose end of the plane with the right hand the indentations for the thumb and fingers may be placed at the opposite sides to those shown or in some cases the indentations may be shaped so as to accommodate either the thumb or lingers as the case may be. The inclination of the upper surface and the positions of the indentations will of course vary according to the variations of size of the noses of planes of different descriptions.

\Vhat I claim as my invention and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States of America is 1. A plane of the type specified, provided at the nose with an upper surface inclined from the front part of said nose toward the back substantially as and for the-purposes described.

2. A plane of the type specified provided at the nose with a combined inclined and curved upper surface, the inclination of the said surface being from the front part of the said nose toward the back substantially as and for the purposes described.

3. A plane of the type specified, provided at the nose with an upper surface inclined back, and with indentations on eachside of the said nose for the reception of fingers and reception of fingers and thumb, substantially thumb, substantially'as described; as described. 1 r

4:. A plane of the typespecified provided" "In testimony whereof, I affix my signaat the nose Witil a -combi-ned;inclined and ture, in presence of tworwi-tnesses.

:3 curved upper surface, the inclinationof the EDVARD WILLIAM REES.

said surface being from the front part of the Witnesses said nose toward the back, and With inden- V [AL ER TAYLOR, tations on each side of the said nose for the TfGRIFFITHS.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for-"five ceiits ea5h;"by' a HHres's'iiig" the Commissioner of Patents,

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